diff --git a/scripts/build/termux_step_setup_toolchain.sh b/scripts/build/termux_step_setup_toolchain.sh
index ecbd9c283..5c9d6df70 100644
--- a/scripts/build/termux_step_setup_toolchain.sh
+++ b/scripts/build/termux_step_setup_toolchain.sh
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ termux_step_setup_toolchain() {
 		CFLAGS+=" -march=i686 -msse3 -mstackrealign -mfpmath=sse"
 		# i686 seem to explicitly require -fPIC, see
 		# https://github.com/termux/termux-packages/issues/7215#issuecomment-906154438
-		CPPFLAGS+=" -fPIC"
+		CFLAGS+=" -fPIC"
 		export GOARCH=386
 		export GO386=sse2
 	elif [ "$TERMUX_ARCH" = "aarch64" ]; then